238 MAMMALIA. 



trapped in Sinai. The former of these is distinct from the true ' fennec 

 fox ' (C. zercla, Gm.) known all over Africa. It is the fennec fox of Nubia 

 described by Ruppell. 



Erinaceus brachydactylus, Wagn. Hedgehog. Twice in the 'Arabah 

 I picked up the dried ' pelts ' of this animal. This species is common in 

 Palestine and Southern Egypt; it is no doubt the hedgehog found in 

 Midian by Captain Burton on the east side of the Red Sea in latitude 

 26° 30'. It is common in Palestine and Egypt, and most likely occurs in 

 Sinai. 



